Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the neonate.
ECMO is a modified heart-lung bypass system for treatment of moribund neonates. The techniques are described. Our experience with 19 patients reveals a survival rate of 79 percent. In the future, with advances in technology, ECMO may become less invisible and extended to a larger population of newborns.
Marsh
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TD
Department of Pediatrics, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia.
Pai
M S
MS
Austin
T L
TL
Leonor
M Q
MQ
Rentz
S H
SH
Amarnath
U M
UM
Marshall
R
R
Reddy
R P
RP
Glasser
J G
JG
D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015996:Survival Rate